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Hope and Courage

HOPE. The word that I feel is gradually slipping from my heart but I strive too hard to have a tight grip on it. Isn't it the only thing that a poor man ever possess? That a losing cause ever keep? Oh God, without hope DEATHS might consume the whole world and create chaos and troubles in every corner of this planet. But even amidst the doomed death, hopeful people still see a little glimmer of light from a not too far paradise. But I wonder where do we get this hope that seems to be our weapon against every form of evils-poverty, war, persecution and others. Why it only exists upon the time of misery? Or is it? Does hope thrive in times of happiness too?

When in time that my life begins to submerge into the abyss of loneliness caused by frustrations, disappointments, failures and defeats, I see no light. I feel no hope. I see only darkness that filled with infinite sadness. I try to grasp the arms of those people whom I considered friends but they are not there. I then realize those people stayed up on the floating ships of luxury and happiness and there's no way they could be down here. I've been there too until I was fallen down. I thought it's the end now. I thought hope has already flewn away from me. But not too long I feel someone's holding my arms. And I feel there's many of them. I look back and very much surprise to see my family. I couldn't believe they followed me here. They could have stayed above and live their good lives, but they choose to hold my arms. I see my wife and my son with their smile. I see my father handing me a book. It's the Bible. Oh God I almost forget it's there. I see them all beside me!

COURAGE. How a man invented this word? Or does he? But who cares now? Courage is all I need to get my feet back to where they're supposed to be. Courage is what every man carried in making his journey towards unknown world. The world that often brought great chaos and full of dangers. Courage is what I lost in every venture that I am suppose to take, in every battle that I am suppose to win. Does courage has something to do with hope? Do I lost hope when I lost my courage? Oh, don't it be. Because I am still gripping hard on my hope which I believe the only thing I have now. If it's lost, then I am waging a lost war in my life. If I am already lost then what kind of hope I am clinging with?

Today, I am sprinting hard to get back up to the surface of the sea of success. I am equipped with Courage and Hope now. Where do I get them from? I wonder. Ah, I almost forget that this journey is different now. I have company-my family. It's good to have company in a difficult journey. When I begin to fall down again, there are lots of them who keep me pushing up. Oh, I have a book in my right hand. It keeps me reminding of courage and hope. And it tells me who gave them. It's Him. I feel another tiny hand holding in my left. I see my son. A little child who keeps smiling to me and called me PAPA. This is the most wonderful journey I would ever have to take. And oh, is this what they called LIFE? If it's so, it's wonderful. A beautiful life ever... Soon, I would be in the place where I was before. But I know it would be happier because when I get there I have my family already. They accompanied me in this journey and no way I would get there without them..! No way..

Just At The Gate..Papa

I almost forget that my son is no longer a baby. He will be 3-year old boy this June and he seems clever to talk something which involved his escape from the house. One day, we're the only two people at home. It was my day off. At 1pm, I told him to stay and sleep for him to grow. He stayed indeed with me in our room and played his toys. But maybe bored, he asked if he could play outside with the other boys. I said no, not after he sleeps. But I was outwitted eventually, he said he's gotta pee and so I permitted him. But after he peed, for all I knew he's already outside shouting in his words, "Papa I'm playing outside. I'm not going beyond the gate!" I just laughed then and thought, oh boy, my son is really growing now..

Rice Cake (Puto)

Last night, my wife was making a rice cake(puto). She's doing it as her little business (she sold them). She got just one die hard customer-that is, our son Heinrich. His photo at left when he's just 2 months. Even before the rice cake was cooked, he was already there waiting for it. Funny is, my wife in the end annoyed because he was not paying a single penny. But I told her she should still be thankful, after all she has a forever patron of her products.

Life Is Beautiful

"Natasha has just come up to the window from the courtyard and opened it wider so that the air may enter more freely into my room. I can see the bright green strip of grass beneath the wall, and the clear blue sky above the wall, and sunlight everywhere. Life is beautiful. Let the future generations cleanse it of all evil, oppression and violence, and enjoy it to the full."

This was the words of Leon Trotsky shortly before he was murdered by Ramon Mercader, a Soviet agent. I think he already knew he's going to die but he still appreciated the beauty of life. Leon Trotsky was one of the Russian Communist leaders and second to Vladimir Lenin and one of the Communist intellects during the Russian Revolution. He was however, cunningly outwitted by Joseph Stalin who used guile and brutal methods to grab the power after Lenin died. In short, he was a victim of the The Great Purge spearheaded by Stalin in 1937-1938.

I am not a Communist advocate though I became once during my college days, but I was deeply touched by those words of Trotsky. I am not also an admirer of his. I appreciated more the three precious words when I saw the Italian film "Life Is Beautiful" by Roberto Benigni. It was a story of a Jewish family amidst the Nazi's Holocaust in Italy during World War 2. The father and son went to a concentration camp where their co-prisoners were killed. The mother followed in search for her two loved ones. The father was eventually died shortly before Allied troops liberated the camp. I admired the father so much since because of his unshakable strength and also humor he was able to save his son from menace. I recommend to go watch this film.

It is for this reason that I entitled my blog "Life Is Beautiful". I've been in great miseries, I even hated my life for full of frustrations. But from the moment I read the words of Leon Trotsky and his life too, and watched the said film, I was able to gather strengths and braveness to face my tomorrows. I realized life is after all worth living for. I have my own family now-a beautiful and loving wife and a wonderful son. Actually, he looks like the child in the film which also made me touched very much by it. Perhaps, also a reason why I realized Life is indeed so beautiful.

My wife and I are still struggling for our living. We talked and worried for our son's future. I strive hard to look for other opportunities that might help us. I talked to my wife for some business opportunities but have not yet started one due to some financial constraints. Especially lately when a bank called me up for my still outstanding loan balance which supposedly already paid. My payments before was not remitted to the bank by our collecting officer. My wife cried for that and I cried deep inside though I didn't show it to her to feign strength. Because of this, I oblige myself to work hard. Look for other resources aside from my job. But no matter what, I know, with my family I can find a way to prosperity and happiness and resolve this crisis. My wife did a lot of things just to augment our income. I admire her so much. And I love her more. I thanked God she's my wife. I couldn't imagine if it wasn't her. I have a lot of disapointments. But I have few success too. But no matter how my life would be. It is beautiful. It's beautiful because I have my family- my wife and my son. They are actually my treasures.

I'm new here..

well, thanks to Jessica Soho Report show last saturday, april 26, I got an idea to open a blog and here I go, I did it! I come to decide to create a blog so I could write something here that might be useful informations if let's say I will be gone unexpectedly. So they can trace some clues here.. (I hope nothing would really happen to me).

I am really looking for an extra income in online since I really need extra bucks to pay off my bank debt which I didn't expect still outstanding. I was just a victim of dishonest people you know. I kept paying my monthly amortizations only to find out that it wasn't paid to bank by our treasurer.. much disgusting. Thank God I have a very beautiful, loving and understanding wife. She's helping me to settle it. But I really need to get some extra bucks to pay back what she has cash out due to this God damn mess i'm into. And so here I came across a so-called Affiliate Junktion stuff. I didn't sign up with it actually 'coz I am applying fo a credit card yet.. But you know, I read some articles said it's a scam. I felt frustrated you know.. I hope someone else's confirm or refute it.. that's why i'm looking for other opportunities..

I believe there's lot out there. I won't stop looking some genuine chances to improve my life, and my family's life so that I could tell my wife, " hey luvs, i'm not always a mess.."